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Journalism in the age of AI with Marie Palmer and Roberta Carlini

In this #EUIUpFront conversation, Marie Palmer and Roberta Carlini discuss what artificial intelligence means for the future of journalism, from its economic survival to its role as a watchdog and a guarantor of media pluralism.

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Where paths and disciplines meet: 50 years of political and social sciences

As part of the #uniquelyEUI anniversary series, the Department of Political and Social Sciences reflects on five decades of interdisciplinary research, exploring how intellectual openness and a uniquely European community have shaped scholarship at the Institute.

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Gender gaps in frontier research, an interview with Carolina Biliotti

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Carolina Biliotti discusses how emerging research frontiers can widen gender gaps in authorship. Her study reveals that in hyper-competitive, high-stakes environments, women are often sidelined from key lead roles in new scientific fields.

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EUI scholars produce over 1,000 publications each year, offering insights into complex, real-world challenges and fundamental questions about human society.

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Still second-order national elections? Evaluating the classic model after the 2024 European elections

HIX, Simon; CUNNINGHAM, Kevin

2026

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War of want : the impact of the First World War on the global food economy

KRUIZINGA, Samuël

2025

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We must talk: audience pluralisation as a regenerative path to the management of cultural disagreement

DÂMASO, Mafalda

2025

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Solidarity as a force for systemic change

DE CONINCK, Joyce; DÉLANO ALONSO, Alexandra; GASSAMA, Haddy

2025

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How does the education cleavage stack up against the classic cleavages of the past?

HOOGHE, Elisabeth; MARKS, Gary

2026

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Migration representation in movies from 1940 to 2024: the spectacle of human mobility and the North-bound bias

PICCOLI, Lorenzo

2026

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Environmental law beyond emergencies: lessons from the future

VAN ZEBEN, Josephine; ROWELL, Arden

2025

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EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

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Media pluralism after the EMFA: time for a European monitor

Pier Luigi Parcu

In this EUIdeas piece, Pier Luigi Parcu argues that the Media Pluralism Monitor helped Europe assessing media pluralism at national level. The next step is to measure risks not only within national media systems, but across Europe’s information space....

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War behind the talks: Europe in Russia’s coercive strategy

Olena Snigyr

In this EUIdeas commentary, Olena Snigyr dissects Russia’s strategy in negotiations aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian war. She argues that US participation in recent talks has exposed asymmetries in Europe’s approach to diplomacy with Russia. ...

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Online exhibition celebrates the European University Institute at 50

The Historical Archives of the European Union has prepared an online exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the European University Institute. The exhibit draws on decades of audio-visual documentation to trace the Institute’s origins, development and everyday life through its archival collection.

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Voices, the international festival of journalism, concludes in Florence

Florence, 12 March 2026 — Voices, the European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom, concluded its third edition in Florence, bringing together over 2,000 participants and more than 100 speakers, including journalists, media practitioners and academics from across Europe and beyond.

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"Everyone in the Economics Department is very approachable […] every moment spent here becomes an opportunity to learn and grow as a researcher."

Ezgi Arda, PhD, ECO

"This is a lively community of scholars from different disciplines, academic cultures, and backgrounds, which is what makes the EUI so unique."

Julià Gómez Reig, PhD, HEC

"The STG Policy Leader Fellowship strengthened my connections to academics and policy makers, which became an important building block in the project I launched during my time at the STG to strengthen human rights defenders around the EU."

Márta Pardavi, Policy Leader Fellow, STG

"An international milieu and the opportunity to learn from world-renowned scholars guarantee that all MRes graduates are more than prepared to conduct their own research."

Michał Pawłowski, MRes graduate, ECO

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